When is it negative to trail-blaze? If there’s already a path to where you want to go. If someone has made a path, built a wheel, don’t replicate it just for the sake of making it your own. Don’t follow your ego to innefficencey. Instead, look how you can improve what has been done, build…

This book was chilling. It recounts the tale of eight international teams of mountain climbers who ascended K2, the world’s second-highest mountain. On Friday, August 1st, 2008 I was likely sitting somewhere in Ohio while this group of climbers summited K2. Regarded as one of the worst disasters in modern mountaineering history, this day started…

On November 14th, 2017 I wrote a post titled “16 miles. Today, I walked that same path. Well, some of it. This time around the adventure crew was not a trio but a duo (You missed out, Stephen). The trail conditions were quite snowy, demanding the use of snowshoes. Although we didn’t summit the experience…

You know why I like the color green? Because you like the color green! It is wonderful to delight in what others delight in. I’ve found it to be a very meaningful way to show love. It is why I encouraged and commentated over the shoulder of my brother while he played video games. It…

It all comes back to people. The most valuable resource. Do not be fooled by big dollar amounts. Each person has a unique life. One that has its own role to play before flowers are laid. Photo by Sergey Shmidt on Unsplash.